Fence-post.



PATENTED FEB. 3, 1903 F. E. GREGORY.

FENCE POST. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES FRANK E. GREGORY,

PATENT OFFICE.

or DEFIANCE, OHIO.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,789, dated February3, 1903.

Application filed May 29, 1902.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. GREGORY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to fence-posts, and more particularly to thatclass of posts made of artificial stone in sections- The object of theinvention is to provide a fence-post of this character which shall besimple of construction, durable in use, comparatively inexpensive ofproduction, and practically indestructible.

With this and other objects in View the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is perspective View of myimproved post, showing it completed; and Fig. 2. is a longitudinalvertical sectional view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 denotes the sections of which the post iscomposed, each of which is provided with a central bore 2. The lowersection is provided with a coarse thread 3, which after the post hasbeen buried in the ground will securely hold it in place against strainapplied to the post or against its being upheaved by frost in theground. The lower end of the lower section and the upper end of theupper" section constituting the post are provided with countersinks. Arod 4 extends through all the sections of the post and hasscrew-threaded ends, and upon these ends are screwed nuts 5, which areseated in the countersinks. After the rod has been inserted through thesectionsce- Serial No. 109,488. (No model.)

ment or a similar binder is poured or let into the alining holes in thesections around the rod and makes the rod and sections practicallyhomogeneous. The nuts are now screwed upon the ends of the rod, and thecountersinks at the ends of the upper and lower sections are filled withcement, thus covering over the ends of the rods and the nuts, and thusprotecting the nuts and pre venting the unscrewing of the same.

6 denotes a strip secured by clasps 7. to the post and provided withnotches 8 to support the fence-wires. I

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, andadvantages of the invention will be readily un derstood withoutrequiring an extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and details of construction maybe made within the scope of the invention without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

A post consisting of a series of tubular sections, the upper and lowerends of which are provided with countersinks, a rod extending throughsaid tubular sections and projecting into the countersinks, nuts screwedupon said rods and seated upon the base of the countersinks and coveredby a filling of cement, clasps about the sections at their points ofjuncture, and a line-wire support carried by said clasps, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK E. GREGORY.

Witnesses:

JNo. P. CAMERON, TELLIS T. SHAW.

